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. 2021 Nov 12;13(22):5665. doi: 10.3390/cancers13225665

Table 3.

HCC morpho-phenotypical features according to the severity of hepatitis.

Tumor Features Grade ≥ 3 Hepatitis (N = 7) Grade 0–2 Hepatitis (N = 20) p
Grade ≥ 3 2 (28%) 7 (35%) 1
Necrosis 3 (42%) 3 (15%) 0.290
TLS 0 3 (15%) 0.545
VETC 5 (71%) 13/19 (68%) 1
Exclusion class 7 (100%) 16 (80%) 1
Immune class 0 4 (20%) 0.545
AFP > 400 ng/mL 2/5 (40%) 3/15 (20%) 0.545

Abbreviations: TLS, intratumor tertiary lymphoid structures; VETC, vessels encapsulating tumor clusters; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.